October 1812 Massacre

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The October, 1812, Pond settlement massacre, near New Haven in what is now Indian Creek Township [White County, Illinois], "spread terror over that section for a long time."

Indians of the Pi-an-ka-shaw tribe who were then living far up the Wabash "had been skulking about the settlement" so the chase, which included John Pond, Pearce, a brother of Hosea Pearce, and Trousdale, "promised to be a long one." [Source]

Note: More of the story is posted in my Detour Through History blog.

Governor Trousdale's Service

Portrait of Governor William Trousdale

"When a call was made for volunteers for the Creek War, he [William Trousdale] at once left school and enlisted as a private in Captain [William] Edwards' company of mounted riflemen. He was elected third lieutenant and took part in the battles of Talladega and Tallashatchee [Tallushatchee]. He re-enlisted in 1814 in Captain Scurry's company and was at the capture of Pensacola and took part the battle of New Orleans."  From the American Historical Magazine and Tennessee Historical Society ..., Volume 7.

Regiment With Captain Trousdale

From Transactions of the Illinois State.....

The Third Regiment of the Illinois militia consisting of two battalions.  The Colonel was Isaac White (White County, Indiana, is named after him).  Majors were Philip Trammel, Hamlet Ferguson, Owen Evans and William Simpson.

James Trousdale and Willis Hargraves were two of the captains.

I believe that the James Trousdale who was a captain in the War of 1812 was the James Trousdale who was   the brother of my Mary, but I'm not positive.